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incredibly he became chief spokesman for britain's prime minister. he too tarnished by this scandal. >> is it time you say you screwed up? >> he had resigned from "news of the world." he said at the time he didn't know what was happening on his watch. he should have known what was happening on his watch. he paid the price and resigned. >> reporter: while 200 will lose their job, not rebecca brooks even though she was the other editor. >> it was reported she offered her resignation and in this situation i would have taken it. >> reporter: her outspoken boss, rupert murdoch, who is in idaho this week is standing by her. do you walk this fast all the time? >> i do when i'm running away from you guys. >> reporter: but he can't run away from the reality that his empire has been exposed to things so shocking despite its 168-year history he is sitting it down for good. >> it is clear that "news of the world" as owned and managed by rupert murdoch was a criminal organization. >> reporter: it was hated by celebrities, politicians, even the royals for its rele
incredibly he became chief spokesman for britain's prime minister. he too tarnished by this scandal. >> is it time you say you screwed up? >> he had resigned from "news of the world." he said at the time he didn't know what was happening on his watch. he should have known what was happening on his watch. he paid the price and resigned. >> reporter: while 200 will lose their job, not rebecca brooks even though she was the other editor. >> it was reported she...
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. >>> britain's best-telling tabloid is accused of sinking to a new low. it's at the center of a growing phone hacking scandal whose targets allegedly include murder victims, terror victims, celebrities and politicians. abc's jeffrey kofman has the latest from london. >> reporter: just how low would they go? that's the question being asked about a scan toll at britain's biggggt newspaper, the racy tabloid "news of the world." the paper has admitted hacking the phones of celebrities but it is now accused of hacking the cell phone of missing 13-year-old millie doweler in 2002, deleting messages and giving her parents and police false hopes that the girl was still alive. when london was hit with terrorist bombs in the 2005 that killed 52 people, the "news of the world" allegedly hacked the phones of victims and their families in pursuit of yet more exclusives. >>>>t's a violation, isn't it. i still don't know what i think about it. other than, i'm really angry. >> reporter: the paper is the profitable flagship of media mogul rupert murdock's massive holdings
. >>> britain's best-telling tabloid is accused of sinking to a new low. it's at the center of a growing phone hacking scandal whose targets allegedly include murder victims, terror victims, celebrities and politicians. abc's jeffrey kofman has the latest from london. >> reporter: just how low would they go? that's the question being asked about a scan toll at britain's biggggt newspaper, the racy tabloid "news of the world." the paper has admitted hacking the phones of...
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. >>> nobody will be sleeping at wimbledon today when britain's anan murray plays a semifinal rival rafael nadal. thth will be very exciting. nadal is just incredible on the court. >> it's going to be a great match. excitement does not describe a new stage production in nearby london. david sillito of the bbc stayed awake long enough to file this report about it. ♪ >> reporter: this takes a little bit of explaining. ♪ >> reporter: the gang of singing octopuses are trying to lull you to sleep. and this is the audience. yes. they really are tucked up in bed in a theater. >> i always fall asleep in the theater. i've slept through so many shows in my time. "the lord of the rings." "oliver." so we thought it might be a nice idea to make a show that's especially for an audience that falls asleep. >> reporter: and instead of seats, the audience has beds. this is where everyone spends the evening and the night. and if i'm going to join them, i'm not allowed to be dressed like this. i've got to wear pajamas. and once you get into bed, the cast has one objective. to give you a good night's sleep
. >>> nobody will be sleeping at wimbledon today when britain's anan murray plays a semifinal rival rafael nadal. thth will be very exciting. nadal is just incredible on the court. >> it's going to be a great match. excitement does not describe a new stage production in nearby london. david sillito of the bbc stayed awake long enough to file this report about it. ♪ >> reporter: this takes a little bit of explaining. ♪ >> reporter: the gang of singing octopuses are...
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. >>> now to the phone-hacking scandal that is rocking britain. it's already forced the tabloid "news of the world" to close. it's now threatening a $12 billion deal to take over a british satellite broadcast company. jeffrey kofman has the latest now from london. >> reporter: rupert murdock rushed to london to rescue the $33 billion media empire he has spent his life building. as he arrived he was reading the last issue of "the news of the world," the paper that began his overseas expansion 42 years ago. the best-selling tabloid was on the newsstands here for the last time. >> if you've done wrong you face the consequences. >> reporter: the paper brought down by criminal excesses of its reporters in search of sensational stories. in the eyes of many it was brought down by management that still refuses to acknowledge its own role. that is rebecca brooks. who dined with murdock. she was editor while many of the crimes were committed. 270 people lost their jobs this weekend. she stays. but murdock may lose a huge business deal. his plan to take 100%
. >>> now to the phone-hacking scandal that is rocking britain. it's already forced the tabloid "news of the world" to close. it's now threatening a $12 billion deal to take over a british satellite broadcast company. jeffrey kofman has the latest now from london. >> reporter: rupert murdock rushed to london to rescue the $33 billion media empire he has spent his life building. as he arrived he was reading the last issue of "the news of the world," the paper...
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. >> reporter: next cocktail reception at the garden at the house of britain's consul general. the duchgs of cambridge wearing a green silk dress by diane von first tenburg joined h h husband, the prince to talk with celebrities including david beckham. later today, the royals will head for a little polo. fans paying between $400 and $4 you,000 at the charity tournament then off to downtown l.a. to pay tribute to british film and a chanceo rub elbows with hollywood star, hom tanks and nicole kidman among the guests. >> suddenly this young couple comes into town and has sort of stolen the limelight. >> reporter: tonight at this historic theater the royal couple will join with the british academy of film and television arts to recognize future british stars. >> it's going to be a fabulous event to introduce 42 brits who we think are going to be names that you'll hear a lot more ofof >> this is originallll-- >> like gareth edwards first time feature director of "monsters," the british cult hit. he hopes prince william could star in his next suit. >> i'll scan him for measurements.
. >> reporter: next cocktail reception at the garden at the house of britain's consul general. the duchgs of cambridge wearing a green silk dress by diane von first tenburg joined h h husband, the prince to talk with celebrities including david beckham. later today, the royals will head for a little polo. fans paying between $400 and $4 you,000 at the charity tournament then off to downtown l.a. to pay tribute to british film and a chanceo rub elbows with hollywood star, hom tanks and...
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murdock lost one of his biggest newspapers, two of his ceos and now he has to explain all of that to britain's parliament. it's the scandal that prompted this full-page apology in british papers today. rupert murdock promising to make changes in the way his people do business, saying we're sorry. but when we talked to a media analyst in london today, it says parliament doesn't want apologies, it wants to know if reporters were following their boss' personal agenda? >> i think that is the question, that media commentators, competitors and politicians have wanted to ask mr. murdock for 30 years and this is their opportunity to ask it. and it is the bigger, wider question, is there an undue influence between his newspapers and politics and government in this country, or is that a conspiracy theory? >> a nonmurdock friendly crowd met the media mogul when he left a meeting to meet with the family of a murdered teenagers whose phone was hacked by news of the world's reporters. >>> atlanta teachers are accused of fixing the standardized test scores of failing students, the cheating could go back as l
murdock lost one of his biggest newspapers, two of his ceos and now he has to explain all of that to britain's parliament. it's the scandal that prompted this full-page apology in british papers today. rupert murdock promising to make changes in the way his people do business, saying we're sorry. but when we talked to a media analyst in london today, it says parliament doesn't want apologies, it wants to know if reporters were following their boss' personal agenda? >> i think that is the...
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murdoch is being really kicked incredibly hard in britain at the moment. he's i think a brilliant publisher also and he, without murdoch and his war against the print union in the 1980s, there would probably be no british newspapers because until he won that war against the print unions, papers were losing money hand over fist. >> by the way, "news of the world" is publishing its last edition tomorrow. >>> remember this? we were fascinated at the casesy looking hats guests wore at william and catherine's wedding in april. now the couple is spurring los angeles. kate's hats may start a trend here. [ dr. ling ] i need to get the results from the m.r.i. see if the blood work is ready. review ms. cooper's history. and i want to see katie before she goes home. [ male announcer ] with integrated healthcare solutions from dell, every patient file is where dr. ling needs it. now she can spend more time with patients and less time on paperwork. ♪ dell. the power to do more. it's schwab at your fingertips wherever, whenever you want. one log in lets you monitor al
murdoch is being really kicked incredibly hard in britain at the moment. he's i think a brilliant publisher also and he, without murdoch and his war against the print union in the 1980s, there would probably be no british newspapers because until he won that war against the print unions, papers were losing money hand over fist. >> by the way, "news of the world" is publishing its last edition tomorrow. >>> remember this? we were fascinated at the casesy looking hats...
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one of britain's top cops also resigned. abc's jeffrey kofman reports from london. >> reporter: the scandal that shuttered one of britain's oldest newspapers is nothing less than an earthquake. shaking this country to the core. the casualties just keep mounting. the latest? the head of scotland yard. sir paul stevenson resigned. he insisted he had no involvement in his force's failure to investigate widespread alleged criminal acts by murdock's journalists. nor the alleged bribery of police officers by reporters. >> i had no knowledge of the extent of this disgraceful practice. or indeed to the extent of it. and the repugnant nature of the selection of victims that is now emerging. >> reporter: and there is more. rebekah brooks, just days ago she was at the apex of power running rupert murdock's british operations. it is said he considered her his other daughter. on friday, she resigned from the company. she wawaarrereed. the tenth arrest since this scandal erupted two weeks ago. brooks was editor of "the news of the world"
one of britain's top cops also resigned. abc's jeffrey kofman reports from london. >> reporter: the scandal that shuttered one of britain's oldest newspapers is nothing less than an earthquake. shaking this country to the core. the casualties just keep mounting. the latest? the head of scotland yard. sir paul stevenson resigned. he insisted he had no involvement in his force's failure to investigate widespread alleged criminal acts by murdock's journalists. nor the alleged bribery of...
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paganism has just been given the status of a religion in britain. and it's growing. some say there are 250,000 followers. so many that british police have issued guidelines for officers should they stumble upon something like this. >> some ceremonies include a blindfolded, naked participant whose hands may be bound. this is in accordance with ritual and has the full consent of the participant. >> reporter: does that happen? >> that relates to one particular ritual which you could find in some groups. it's an initiation rite is what it is. they're going through a death and a rebirth. >> reporter: simon was reborn 11 years ago. his wife used to be involved too. but they've got a kid now and sometimes it's hard to find a sitter. this is a large, large part of your life. >> yes. >> i ask that i may receive the blessing of the element of water. >> reporter: okay, so what is paganism? well, it's pre-christian, and basically, it's the worship of the land, animals, spirits and ancient gods. >> there's more and more people getting more involved. >> why?? >> i think it's becau
paganism has just been given the status of a religion in britain. and it's growing. some say there are 250,000 followers. so many that british police have issued guidelines for officers should they stumble upon something like this. >> some ceremonies include a blindfolded, naked participant whose hands may be bound. this is in accordance with ritual and has the full consent of the participant. >> reporter: does that happen? >> that relates to one particular ritual which you...
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he is continuing his apologies this morning saying sorry now to all of britain. abc's jeffrey kofman is in london this morning with the story. jeffrey, what is he saying and where? >> reporter: well, take a look. this is his own "times of london." "we are sorry." this is in all the national l newspapers here. actually to say quite appropriately, it's a contrition mission. you know, i was trying to figure out what analogy works here, is it shakespearian but it actually reminds me of "a christmas carol" when ebenezer approaches tiny tim and tries to atone for his past sins. >> now, this situation is likely to get worse for murdoch before gets better. on tuesday he's going to be dragged before the british parliament. how bad is that likely to be for him? >> reporter: i think that the entire world on cable tv will be watching. this is going to be quite the spectacle. he did not want to go. in fact, he said he wouldn't go and then realized that was yet another public relations fiasco. he and his son james and rebekah brooks, his shamed lieutenant, will all appear befo
he is continuing his apologies this morning saying sorry now to all of britain. abc's jeffrey kofman is in london this morning with the story. jeffrey, what is he saying and where? >> reporter: well, take a look. this is his own "times of london." "we are sorry." this is in all the national l newspapers here. actually to say quite appropriately, it's a contrition mission. you know, i was trying to figure out what analogy works here, is it shakespearian but it actually...
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. >>> britain's royal couple is in yellow knife this morning. the capital of canada's northwest territories. william and kate's arrival there capped off a busy day on prince edward island where they raced each other in dragon boats and kate started major buzz answering one little question. abc's bob woodruff has details. >> reporter: william may be a prince. but he's also a royal air force search and rescue pilot. today he showed off a difficult technique needed in case an engine fails. he sets down, engines forward, then takes off when or if the engines recover. he did that more than half a dozen times. >> the best i've ever seen. can yoyoimagine landing g water? >> reporter: kate got to show off too. when she raced against her own husband in the dragon boat race. >> love princess kate! >> reporter: it looked like the duchess might beat the duke. >> yay! >> reporter: but in the end, he won. so we called it a tie. the question of babies came up again on this trip. william talked about that on their engagement day. >> we want a family. so, you kn
. >>> britain's royal couple is in yellow knife this morning. the capital of canada's northwest territories. william and kate's arrival there capped off a busy day on prince edward island where they raced each other in dragon boats and kate started major buzz answering one little question. abc's bob woodruff has details. >> reporter: william may be a prince. but he's also a royal air force search and rescue pilot. today he showed off a difficult technique needed in case an engine...
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toning it down with uniformity or some kind of treatment to broaden out the -- britain upped the outside without it having be so different from what is there now. i totally agree. you can do a lot of good by bringing in some sort of a food service and i can think of a lot of different firms that are san francisco and owned in base. that would bring people in to the area. just because it is time to eat and they decide to do some shopping also. with the parking you have, it would be a selling point to bring people in. even when they not -- might not be coming anyway. >> commissioner moore: i wanted to make a comment about target not using a higher percentage of parking for themselves. through them making a commitment to better parking for all, that is a very strong element and shows a commitment which i like. i hope that targets, including the architect, seize our comment more as a positive -- sees our comment more of a positive. there -- this department and this commission will be in dialogue and make this a win-win for all. do not see it as a put down. rather and encouragement. >> on the
toning it down with uniformity or some kind of treatment to broaden out the -- britain upped the outside without it having be so different from what is there now. i totally agree. you can do a lot of good by bringing in some sort of a food service and i can think of a lot of different firms that are san francisco and owned in base. that would bring people in to the area. just because it is time to eat and they decide to do some shopping also. with the parking you have, it would be a selling...
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he's got a lot of explaining to do to a lot of britains who are quite upset. boy, i'm glad we got aflac huh. aflac! oh, i've just got major medical... major medical. ...but it helps pay the doctors. pays the doctors, boyyy! [ quack ] oh yeah? what about your family? ♪ we added aflac, so we get cash! it's like our safety net... ♪ to help with the mortgage or whatever we need! so my family doesn't feel the pain too. ha! [ male announcer ] help protect your family at aflac.com. [ pigeons ] heyyy! hooo!!! >>> get far away from the volcano. that is priority one for thousands of people with homes near an erupting volcano in indonesia. the mountain began rumbling this week and shot ash and lava into the air in three separate eruptions. >>> and a shaky shot, but that is a 1,000 foot tall radio television transmission tower in the netherlands coming down as you see there. it was on fire collapsing into a smoky pile. firefighters don't know what caused the fire. one theory is lightning. the collapse knocked television and radio off the air for much of the country ye
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there's a criminal probe under way in britain. the u.s. justice department also will investigate news corporation to see if american employees engaged in a conspiracy to pay bribes to british police. scott goldberg for abc news, new york. >> his wife has a pretty interesting background. >> she's got an interesting background. a bit on the tabloid side. you saw her sort of stand up and defend him instantly. in facac take a look at this. it's another shot of this person who brought the shaving cream pie so to speak. maybe she would have gotten -- there's wendi dang, four years older than her stepson. >> like a 40-year age gap. she's four years older than his stepson. got married in 1999. lucky he married aounger woman because he had someone to save him. >> she sprang into action, his infamous ego saying, nope, i have no blame to shoulder here. >>> look what happened as well to news corp. stock price during murdoch's testimony, it kept ticking higher. at the end of the day shares rose more than 5%. the company restored more than $2.5 billion.
there's a criminal probe under way in britain. the u.s. justice department also will investigate news corporation to see if american employees engaged in a conspiracy to pay bribes to british police. scott goldberg for abc news, new york. >> his wife has a pretty interesting background. >> she's got an interesting background. a bit on the tabloid side. you saw her sort of stand up and defend him instantly. in facac take a look at this. it's another shot of this person who brought...
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this apology printed in every newspaper across britain today. rupert murdoch one of the most powerful men in media. he runs fox television, "the wall street journal," 20th century fox. yesterday the chief executive of doung which publishing "the wall street journal" had to resign because he worked here before moving there. all this of course began with the revelations of wrong doing by journalists live listening to people's cell phone messages. this week there have been reporters of the voice mail of 9/11 victims may have been accessed. here the prime minister is under fire because he was so close to murdoch's people. even the police were close to them despite investigating them for what may have been criminal activity. to call this is a crisis does not doth justice. >> amongst all that crisis there's murdoch's son, he issued a statement. james saying quote, the company has made mistakes. it is knoll only receiving appropriate scrutiny but is responding to unfair attacks by setting the record straight. so as we look at this, james murdoch are we
this apology printed in every newspaper across britain today. rupert murdoch one of the most powerful men in media. he runs fox television, "the wall street journal," 20th century fox. yesterday the chief executive of doung which publishing "the wall street journal" had to resign because he worked here before moving there. all this of course began with the revelations of wrong doing by journalists live listening to people's cell phone messages. this week there have been...
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>> i've been doing these tv casting series back in britain. the trick is you have to find a character to cast the public knows. the role of dorothy is something that everybody knows. we started with that. interestingly with "oz" it's never work in the theater before. we looked at it very carefully. what people have been trying to do is stage the film whereas what you had to do was go back and rethink it. therefore, we discovered no song for the wizard, no song for the wicked witch, no song for the good witch. i got permission from warner brothers who control it nowadays that i would write some new songs. so i asked tim. after 30 years -- >> dream team. >> we're back together again. >> very exciting. >> it's been good fun. >> like mccartney. you can't live with each other or without each other. >> i don't know. we're in constant touch. we were planning to do "jesus christ superstar" as an arena tour next year. now that this production has happened at stratford. i can't do it without tim. tim is not interested in the production side of thing as
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and great britain we are both countries and both media environments where gossip sells and there's a tremendous interest in celebrity both countries are but after rupert murdoch's news of the world newspaper phone hacking shocker broke in london his empire stretches far and wide across the u.s. as well let's not forget he owns the new york post the wall street journal and the daily at a protest outside murdoch's big apple i pad protesters demanded an investigation into his publications that we know what murdoch does in england because he was caught and we want congress to investigate what he's doing here in the united states we don't know if newspapers are hacking other people in this country yet but i see no reason to put it past them so how far from potential public embarrassment do american newspapers stand the ones that are owned by rupert murdoch without question the new york post. is one of the most hideous deceitful. tools of the of criminals that there could be when it comes to getting scandal sold in the u.s. counting on the readers short attention span is a common publishin
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britain's prince william and wife catherine begin a trip to the u.s. >>> and hundreds of thousands of people are in spain for the running of the bulls. some are already hospitalized, though, after jumping into the fray. why do they do it? we will have the story behind the ancient festival this hour. >>> and you better keep an eye on your cell phone bills. many of them may be on the way up. find out why and which way customers will be affected by it. few will be. >>> today, americans are remembering former first lady, betty ford. she died late yesterday at the age of 93, her family by her side. ford was thrust into the limelight when her husband, gerald ford, became president back in 1974, after richard nixon resigned. she was known for her candidness on issues like abortion, equal rights, and her own struggle with breast cancer and drug and alcohol addiction. barack obama released a statement, "today we take comfort in the knowledge that betty and her husband, former president gerald ford, are together once more. michelle and i send our thoughts and prayers to their children, michael,
britain's prince william and wife catherine begin a trip to the u.s. >>> and hundreds of thousands of people are in spain for the running of the bulls. some are already hospitalized, though, after jumping into the fray. why do they do it? we will have the story behind the ancient festival this hour. >>> and you better keep an eye on your cell phone bills. many of them may be on the way up. find out why and which way customers will be affected by it. few will be. >>>...
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that's why it's so critical for rupert and james murdoch to contain it to britain. clearly there are multiple investigations. what we have learned is no one knows where these investigations will lead. >> i have footage about james murdoch being questioned about the neville e-mail. today this is front page stuff because questions are being raised as to whether he was being forthcoming. let's watch. >> when you signed off the taylor payment, did you see or were you made aware of full neville e-mail, the transcript of the voice mail message? >> no, i was not aware of that at the time. >> why on earth was it -- you paid an astronomical sum and there was no reason to. >> there was every reason to settle the case given the likelihood of losing the case. >> robert moore, give me the cliffs note version, what's that all about, the payoff of the footballer. >> this is critical. this is a 2008 e-mail. it clearly was evidence that there was systematic phone hagging, nothing to do with a rogue reporter, systematic phone hacking orchestrated by the news desk of the "news of the
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. >>> britain's defunct "news of the world" it's reported may have hacked into 9/11 victims. "news of the world" reporters said they would pay him to get the numbers of 9/11 victims, he declined. the last paper rolled off the presses yesterday, brought down by a growing hacking scandal. rue bert murdoch, the paper's owner, is deep in damage control. >> reporter: rupert murdoch arrived in london, conspicuously reading a copy of his notorious cameras, then smiled for the cameras as he went out for dinner with rebekah brooks his embattled ceo. the scandal has cost him one of his most profitable papers. staff leaving "news of the world" for the last time put a brave face on the murdoch decision to shut it down. the "news of the world" was the best selling newspaper in britain, a cheeky blend of skin, scandal and gotcha journalism, for people who loved seeing the rich and powerful taken down a rich or two, but not families touched by grief. the "news of the world" is under police investigation for hacking into voice mails belonging to relatives of fallen soldiers and a murdered te
. >>> britain's defunct "news of the world" it's reported may have hacked into 9/11 victims. "news of the world" reporters said they would pay him to get the numbers of 9/11 victims, he declined. the last paper rolled off the presses yesterday, brought down by a growing hacking scandal. rue bert murdoch, the paper's owner, is deep in damage control. >> reporter: rupert murdoch arrived in london, conspicuously reading a copy of his notorious cameras, then...
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murdock is being really kicked incredibly hard in britain at the moment. but i think he is a brilliant publisher also and without murdock and his war against the print unions in the 1980s, there would probably be no british newspapers because until he won that war against the print unions, papers were losing money hand over fist. then they became profitable again. similarly, without him -- what? >> maybe by taking this action, that will set the standard. it will be a little higher because he's taking such drastic action. you said 200 people out of work. they will be re-employed. thank you for joining us. appreciate it. thanks. >> it's my pleasure. >>> here's a question for you. have you checked your cell phone plan lately? verizon is joining at and, the and t mobile in canceling unemploymented data plans. you heard right. that oucould mean higher phone bills for you.cl m, alright. a real person will be there to help you. then you can use geico.com to view photos of the damage, track your claim, print an estimate. you want an english muffin? they literally
murdock is being really kicked incredibly hard in britain at the moment. but i think he is a brilliant publisher also and without murdock and his war against the print unions in the 1980s, there would probably be no british newspapers because until he won that war against the print unions, papers were losing money hand over fist. then they became profitable again. similarly, without him -- what? >> maybe by taking this action, that will set the standard. it will be a little higher because...
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that's the equivalent in britain of being called to testify before congress, maybe even more serious. >> reporter: yeah, i mean, she has a lot more questions to answer. it ain't over. she said she's going to be out there defending her reputation, but what she's got to do is explain herself, explain what she knew and how much should you knew. did she know, as editor, what was going on? there was a 13-year-old girl who was murdered and news of the world hacked into her -- they deleted her voicemail messages. that for a brief period gave hope to her parents that she was alive. this was the story that has triggered this massive furor that has forced rupert murdoch to not try to take over bskyb and raise criminal questions about the media, the politicians, police and how corrupt it is. >> we'll continue to follow this with you, zain verjee in london. >>> let's take to to rob marciano, any delays for travelers this morning? >> there will be across the northern plains and southeast. i want to touch on this one tornado warning, pretty rare to have one this time of the day, across ransom and r
that's the equivalent in britain of being called to testify before congress, maybe even more serious. >> reporter: yeah, i mean, she has a lot more questions to answer. it ain't over. she said she's going to be out there defending her reputation, but what she's got to do is explain herself, explain what she knew and how much should you knew. did she know, as editor, what was going on? there was a 13-year-old girl who was murdered and news of the world hacked into her -- they deleted her...
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investigations are ongoing in britain and in the u.s. >>> british prime minister david cameron spoke to parliament yesterday. cameron trying to distance himself from his former communications chief, andy coulson. coulson is a former editor at murdoch's now-defunct "news of the world." cameron denied claims that he tried to stop the investigation into the hacking. >>> it turns out that hacking into someone's phone isn't that hard at all. bill whitaker has that part of the story. >> reporter: the targets of the tabloid hacking scandal include british royals, commoners, and screen stars, like hugh grant. >> i think this is the watershed moment. >> reporter: but don't think hacking is just the scourge of the celebrated and sensational on the other side of the atlantic. your phone and my phone can be hacked. >> my ex-girlfriend found her way into my voice mail on my cell phone. >> reporter: -- just as easily as l.a. screenwriter where, rich keith. >> she would know things only on my voice mail and sometimes she would know them before i knew them. >> this is a crime that doesn't really lea
investigations are ongoing in britain and in the u.s. >>> british prime minister david cameron spoke to parliament yesterday. cameron trying to distance himself from his former communications chief, andy coulson. coulson is a former editor at murdoch's now-defunct "news of the world." cameron denied claims that he tried to stop the investigation into the hacking. >>> it turns out that hacking into someone's phone isn't that hard at all. bill whitaker has that part of...
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>> how powerful was rurkd in britain? >> immensely powerful. the view of every prime minister in the last 30 years is no one can get elected without the blessing of the patriarch. >> i would just like to say one sentence. this is the most humble day of my life. >> so today the guy's testifying in front of particle a.m., gets hit with a pie. police aren't sure whether it was curly or mo. >> is she or has she left florida? >> i certainly couldn't disclose anything like that. >> she'll probably be able to wrestle out of this about $1 million. >> people may not want to touch casey anthony because they don't want her to profit from what they see as someone who got away with murder. >> very hot today. >> it's too hot. it's so hot. over 100 and something. >> unless we can get humanitarian aid into this part of the world, unless we can scale up our operations to meet the growing need, this could -- this crisis could turn into a catastrophe. >> it is japan's world cup! >> they'll be able to see how far japan can go, evevewith everythi everything. >> pre
>> how powerful was rurkd in britain? >> immensely powerful. the view of every prime minister in the last 30 years is no one can get elected without the blessing of the patriarch. >> i would just like to say one sentence. this is the most humble day of my life. >> so today the guy's testifying in front of particle a.m., gets hit with a pie. police aren't sure whether it was curly or mo. >> is she or has she left florida? >> i certainly couldn't disclose...
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. >> reporter: just before gordon brown became britain's prime minister he and his wife discovered their infant son had cystic fibrosis. that private family trauma was suddenly splashed across the front page of the murdock-owned "sun." brown says it was devastating. >> in tears. your son is now going to be broadcast across the media. sarah and i were increrebly upset about it. >> reporter: and another murdock paper, "the sunday times," was allegedly using known criminals to hack into brown's tax records, his bank accounts. brown says it was a vendetta because murdock didn't like his politics. >> i'm shocked. i'm genuinely shocked to find this happened. because of the links with criminals, known criminals, who are undertaking this activity. >> reporter: even the royals were targeted. there are damning allegations that murdock management knew years ago "news of the world" had breached state security but didn't tell police. it's alleged the paper's royal reporter asked the editor for $1,600 so he could buy a top-secret directory called the green book which contains all the confidential phon
. >> reporter: just before gordon brown became britain's prime minister he and his wife discovered their infant son had cystic fibrosis. that private family trauma was suddenly splashed across the front page of the murdock-owned "sun." brown says it was devastating. >> in tears. your son is now going to be broadcast across the media. sarah and i were increrebly upset about it. >> reporter: and another murdock paper, "the sunday times," was allegedly using...
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. >>> plus, britain's royals on california soil. we will go live to l.a. . >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is bay area news at 7:00 . >>> good evening. it is friday july 8th, i'm gasia mikaelian, this is bay area news at 7:00. another bay area fisherman is speaking out about his survival at sea. it is our top story at 7:00. we are live in sanoma county where the survivor told him the captain never issued an s.o.s. >> reporter: i have to tell you he has an amazing story to tell. i sat down with him late this afternoon and listened as he described the terrifying ergs vents of that night in the sea of cortez. >> i know how powerful the ocean is. it was not the ocean's fault. >> reporter: the 53-year-old dave levine says he has been in and around the water his entire life but never like last weekend. >> the water is rougher than heck. the wind, 15 knots of wind. the waves are breaking over our head. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a six-day fishing trip for a group of friends who are all experienced fishing
. >>> plus, britain's royals on california soil. we will go live to l.a. . >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is bay area news at 7:00 . >>> good evening. it is friday july 8th, i'm gasia mikaelian, this is bay area news at 7:00. another bay area fisherman is speaking out about his survival at sea. it is our top story at 7:00. we are live in sanoma county where the survivor told him the captain never issued an s.o.s. >> reporter: i have...
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. >> and up next, sand in britain. why authorities say julia roberts looks too good in this ad. >> and midway rise aren't the only things making hartsz pound at the state fair. we'll run through the artery-clogging elements. >> and a mountain lion moved in too close for one homeowner. what ended up scaring him away. [ female announcer ] what's so great about jcp cash? no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn ten dollars off when you spend just twenty-five storewide. and unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get ten dollars off with no exclusions! we make style affordable, you make it yours! jcpenney. >>> britain banned a makeup ad featuring julia roberts because it's heavily air brushed. take a look. here is what the ad looks like. and here is an unretouched photo. experts say it appears the ad enhanced her makeup, eye lashes, smoothed out skin and removed black lines and crow's feet. she looks great in both. officials ruled it amounts to false advertising. >> retouching wasn't just style liftic, but tryi
. >> and up next, sand in britain. why authorities say julia roberts looks too good in this ad. >> and midway rise aren't the only things making hartsz pound at the state fair. we'll run through the artery-clogging elements. >> and a mountain lion moved in too close for one homeowner. what ended up scaring him away. [ female announcer ] what's so great about jcp cash? no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn ten dollars off when you spend just twenty-five storewide. and unlike other...
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with national confidence and fashion sense, showcasing star quality that is recapturing interest in britain's monarchy. like when the couple returned to the dock looking less like royalty and more like newlyweds. peter alexander, nbc news, yellow knife. >>> and here's your first look at the other news going on around america the dust in arizona was dwarfing skyscrapers and producing blinding conditions that led to airport delays and thousands of power outages. no serious injuries were reported. >>> an ohio horse had its own get away plans twheekd. the horse escaped from nearby farm, turning a stretch of highway into its own racetrack. the house -- the horse ran for hours until it tired itself out. it was then safely captured and returned to its owner. >>> a group of california rafters survived a wild ride on the river last sunday. the rapids sent all seven people airborne, throwing them into the cold and rough water. they all did survive holding on to the overturned raft and paddling to shore. >>> and finally, in san francisco, one man's mad dash for a home run ball netted the perfect souveni
with national confidence and fashion sense, showcasing star quality that is recapturing interest in britain's monarchy. like when the couple returned to the dock looking less like royalty and more like newlyweds. peter alexander, nbc news, yellow knife. >>> and here's your first look at the other news going on around america the dust in arizona was dwarfing skyscrapers and producing blinding conditions that led to airport delays and thousands of power outages. no serious injuries were...
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britain's normally divisive political parties are now all united against him. >> i think it's terribly devastating. he doesn't understand the word defeat. >> allan chernoff joins me live now from new york. allan, what can we expect in the next few days in terms of this? >> reporter: well, rupert murdoch would love nothing more than for this to fade away, but that doesn't seem what's going to be happening. next week we do have a hearing in parliament. rebekah brooks, the head of news international, is scheduled to appear, and we have word that the murdochs themselves, rupert and his son james, also will appear. this story is going to remain in the headlines with investigations continuing in britain and calls for investigations here. it's still going to be a big problem for the murdochs, at least for some time to come. >> allan chernoff, appreciate it. thank you very much. >>> and new jersey senator frank lautenberg has called on the u.s. attorney general to investigate whether this phone-hacking scandal has reached the united states. democrat lawmaker joins me now from washington. thank
britain's normally divisive political parties are now all united against him. >> i think it's terribly devastating. he doesn't understand the word defeat. >> allan chernoff joins me live now from new york. allan, what can we expect in the next few days in terms of this? >> reporter: well, rupert murdoch would love nothing more than for this to fade away, but that doesn't seem what's going to be happening. next week we do have a hearing in parliament. rebekah brooks, the head...
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countries other developed countries regulation is higher you more jobs need license as an example would be britain thirteen percent of their workers need licenses. i wouldn't call licenses regulation let's talk about regulations on. this this practice is in profits all during the fifty's and sixty's we had strict regulations on your lines telecommunications trucking and a whole host of industries where we basically said look you can make profits but you can't make too much profit we try we have scripture its relations on the non-police we unfortunately trust go to solution but most importantly we sat on wall street it was a boring place to work it was not a place where you could go and set up a casino ok but i really learned a lot about it as i really want to talk about i know that those are the regulations that you're going to but i want to talk about because jobs is the big question here and how are jobs going to be created and what many people are foreigners that i've spoken with them in my very office are very surprised to find that america which is considered the land of the free when it come
countries other developed countries regulation is higher you more jobs need license as an example would be britain thirteen percent of their workers need licenses. i wouldn't call licenses regulation let's talk about regulations on. this this practice is in profits all during the fifty's and sixty's we had strict regulations on your lines telecommunications trucking and a whole host of industries where we basically said look you can make profits but you can't make too much profit we try we have...
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. >> reporter: one other british newspaper here is asking the question today as well, is this britain's watergate scandal, kind of suggesting because of the political links to all of this, namely the former editor of this paper, andy colson was hired by the former prime minister david cameron. there could be more arrests in the next few days. >> so dan, rupert murdock, on his way to london, what's going to happen once he arrives? >> reporter: we're wondering if he's going to turn up here. we think he might arrive tomorrow. whether he makes some sort of public statement about this, we don't know. there's been no sign either here today of the chief executive rebecca brooks who's been in the firing line for the last few days. she's staying in her post and causing a lot of criticism and causing her to stand down from all the political parties here. and it will i would think be fairly, kind of leave a pretty bitter taste in many people's mouths here, because a lot of these journalists who are coming out here in a minute joined a long time after this scandal, and they feel that their jobs are
. >> reporter: one other british newspaper here is asking the question today as well, is this britain's watergate scandal, kind of suggesting because of the political links to all of this, namely the former editor of this paper, andy colson was hired by the former prime minister david cameron. there could be more arrests in the next few days. >> so dan, rupert murdock, on his way to london, what's going to happen once he arrives? >> reporter: we're wondering if he's going to...
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>> stephanie gosk starting us off in britain tonight. and now david faber who has joined us from cnbc. with the impact of this so far and perhaps to come. give us a damage assessment if it all stopped today. and is there any telling where this goes? >> certainly there's no telling where it goes, as you heard stephanie report, brian. we are, of course, and many investors are focused on what happens now in the united states. when the fbi starts to issue subpoenas, if fact they do, who knows who they will find, if they're looking for hacking, the possibility economists that they'll find that it occurred in the u.s. rupert murdock has really never faced anything like it. for his long career, he was unable to dictate the course of events. and he did an about face this week. he began this week with his arm around rebecca brooks, the woman who ran the news international. and les henton, a man who brought his sandwiches when he was 15 years old, who has been there for 57 years also gone. james murdock, number three at the corporation. from here
>> stephanie gosk starting us off in britain tonight. and now david faber who has joined us from cnbc. with the impact of this so far and perhaps to come. give us a damage assessment if it all stopped today. and is there any telling where this goes? >> certainly there's no telling where it goes, as you heard stephanie report, brian. we are, of course, and many investors are focused on what happens now in the united states. when the fbi starts to issue subpoenas, if fact they do, who...
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. >> pelley: across britain today, more than 100,000 teachers and government workers went on a one-day strike to protest government budget cutting, including deep cuts in pensions. the streets of london were jammed for hours. most folks were peaceful, but 35 were arrested. the negotiations over the u.s. debt crisis have apparently descended to insults. yesterday, the president said his daughters work harder on their home work than the congress does on the budget. today, one republican senator suggested mr. obama needs medication. all of this as the nation careens toward defaulting on its debts in about four weeks. chip reid has the latest. >> reporter: republican leader mitch mcconnell today politely invited president obama to visit the senate. >> come on up to the capitol and meet with senate republicans. >> reporter: kansas republican pat roberts was a little less polite. >> so maybe if he'd just take a valium and calm down and talk to us, it might be helpful. >> reporter: both senators said they want to explain to the president that there is no chance republicans will support tax in
. >> pelley: across britain today, more than 100,000 teachers and government workers went on a one-day strike to protest government budget cutting, including deep cuts in pensions. the streets of london were jammed for hours. most folks were peaceful, but 35 were arrested. the negotiations over the u.s. debt crisis have apparently descended to insults. yesterday, the president said his daughters work harder on their home work than the congress does on the budget. today, one republican...
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. >>> the man at the center of britain's phone hacking scandal says he is sorry. rupert march dock's apology is set to appear tomorrow in british newspapers. it reads in part we're sorry for the serious wrong doing that occurred. murdoch msalso apologized to th murdered girl's family whose phone messages were intercepted by the news of the world reporters. and the editor of the news of the world at the time of the most serious allegations of the newspaper has resigned. ivitamin. only one a day women's 50+ advantage has ginkgo for memory and concentration, plus support for bone and breast health. a great addition to my routine. [ female announcer ] one a day women's. sir, can you hear me? just hold the bag. we need a portable x-ray, please! [ nurse ] i'm a nurse. i believe in the power of science and medicine. but i'm also human. and i believe in stacking the deck. and i count on social security. here's what i'm not... a pushover. right now, some in washington want to make a deal cutting the social security and medicare benefits we worked for. with billions in wast
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and now britain's prime minister calling an emergency session of parliament to address the controversy. several news corps executives are set to testify tomorrow before parliament including murdoch and his son, the deputy chief operating officer. it comes after allegations that news of the world employees hacked into the voice mail of a teenage murder victim. the news corps shut down the paper for good amid more damaging accusations that staffers were snooping on people including politicians and members of the royal family. since the scandal broke the shares on the stock market have falling 17 percent, and they are off 4.4 percent today alone. the chief fox correspondent has the news from new york. jonathan? >>jonathan: for the moment the focus of the scandal has moved from news corporation executives to other influential figures in law enforcement and politics. the firestorm engulfing two of britain's top cops and still threatening even the prime minister, david cameron. he cut short a trip to africa and is headed back to london tomorrow amid calls from the labor party opposition for
and now britain's prime minister calling an emergency session of parliament to address the controversy. several news corps executives are set to testify tomorrow before parliament including murdoch and his son, the deputy chief operating officer. it comes after allegations that news of the world employees hacked into the voice mail of a teenage murder victim. the news corps shut down the paper for good amid more damaging accusations that staffers were snooping on people including politicians...
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this is must-see tv today for all of britain and elsewhere. as one politician here put it, the three musketeers of the murdoch media empire and that phone hacking scandal will appear later today. now, they'll be grilled by ten members of a select committee on culture, sport and media. it doesn't sound very threatening. these hearings will only last for an hour. for rupert and his son james murdoch and another hour for rebekah brooks, who was the chief executive of murdoch's british holdings until she resigned last week. for the second hour. now, members of parliament will try to get the murdochs and brooks to commit themselves to say things on record that could be used against them later. what brooks and the murdochs, on the other hand, will do, is to be contrite. that's the new buzz word, apologize, apologize, apologize. there are biographers and media experts saying this could only hurt them today, this hearing will not help murdoch nor brooks nor the murdoch empire. lynn, back to you. >> jim maceda in london for us. jim, thanks so much. >>>
this is must-see tv today for all of britain and elsewhere. as one politician here put it, the three musketeers of the murdoch media empire and that phone hacking scandal will appear later today. now, they'll be grilled by ten members of a select committee on culture, sport and media. it doesn't sound very threatening. these hearings will only last for an hour. for rupert and his son james murdoch and another hour for rebekah brooks, who was the chief executive of murdoch's british holdings...
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and he promised tighter rules for britain's free-for-all press. >> mr. murdoch. >> reporter: rupert murdoch sits on top of the media empire that runs the media world. as well as wall street journal and fox. >> reporter: news of the world has been the primary news for britain for 168 years. but people we spoke with say it was time for the murdoch family to pull the plug. >> unbelievable that something like this has been going on for so long. >> i'm glad they closed down the paper. >> reporter: some media watchers believe the shutdown is calculated because murdoch is trying to secure a major deal to take over british sky broadcasting. if the deal is blocked, it could cost him bill whereons. -- billions. >> the final day of publication for the news of the world is sunday. >>> investigators now say four people died when a small plane crashed into a medical building in northern california. the faa says two adults and two children were inside the aircraft. witnesses say the plane hit in the parking lot and then skidded into the building. no one on the ground w
and he promised tighter rules for britain's free-for-all press. >> mr. murdoch. >> reporter: rupert murdoch sits on top of the media empire that runs the media world. as well as wall street journal and fox. >> reporter: news of the world has been the primary news for britain for 168 years. but people we spoke with say it was time for the murdoch family to pull the plug. >> unbelievable that something like this has been going on for so long. >> i'm glad they closed...
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. >> and money matters latest casualty of the britain phone hacking scandal. chief executive headed the unit of rupert murdock's news corps that ran tabloid papers. he said he had no idea what is going on but felt compelled to apologize and resigned a late rally on waut street the dow jones gained 42 points today but down more than 200 points for the week. and google was a big winner and the stock is now training $6 a share. >> things aren't looking so hot at bank of america the stock fell 35% for the year. worst-performing stock in s and p 500. >>> a local air force pilot has been hail aid hero by the government of france. he is seen here on the left one of three u.s. servicemen receiving a french national defense gold medal honored for rescuing a french helicopter crew in afghanistan last month after the french copter crashed in bad weather. the captain guided that mission. >> and a soldier from san francisco got the home coming he deserved today after all of these years. edward owe tool died in germany during world war ii and today he was welcomed home by v
. >> and money matters latest casualty of the britain phone hacking scandal. chief executive headed the unit of rupert murdock's news corps that ran tabloid papers. he said he had no idea what is going on but felt compelled to apologize and resigned a late rally on waut street the dow jones gained 42 points today but down more than 200 points for the week. and google was a big winner and the stock is now training $6 a share. >> things aren't looking so hot at bank of america the...
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. >> reporter: and finally, scrambling on high ground is britain's prime minister, under pressure to showing the extent of his relationship of his relationship with the murdochs, he was forced to release records showing 26 meetings with them or their employees since they took office. he also hosted james murdoch and rebekah brooks at his official country residence. cameron like most british politicians, courted the murdochs because the newspapers could make or break their political careers. no longer. as criminal and judicial investigations are under way, murdoch's spell is broken. dana lewis, cbs news, london. >> mitchell: it is the weekend drivers in los angeles have been dreading for weeks. what is being called carmaggedon is now under way. a stretch of the 405 freeway, one of the busiest highways in the country, is now shut for construction until monday morning. bill whitaker tells us what's happening. >> reporter: with a show of sparks and jackhammer staccato, work crews started chipping away at the 51 year old mulholland bridge early this morning. this is why the 405 freeway is
. >> reporter: and finally, scrambling on high ground is britain's prime minister, under pressure to showing the extent of his relationship of his relationship with the murdochs, he was forced to release records showing 26 meetings with them or their employees since they took office. he also hosted james murdoch and rebekah brooks at his official country residence. cameron like most british politicians, courted the murdochs because the newspapers could make or break their political...
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a short time ago, britain's top cop suddenly resigned. his resignation comes on the same day police arrested a top murd murdoch executive. atika shubert, why did the commissioner of britain's metropolitan police suddenly resign? >> well, he said basically that he had done nothing wrong but that there had been such intense scrutiny over the relationship between metropolitan police officers and "news of the world" executives that he felt it was best for him to resign, to keep the force from being distracted, so he could continue with all those questions and investigations that are ongoing while the metropolitan police can continue on with their work fighting crime and other, you know, law enforcement issues. now, the specific incident he's talking about is apparently when "news of the world" former editor neil wallace was hired by the metropolitan police here in london to be a communications consultant. now, this has become -- has come under intense scrutiny. in fact, the home affairs minister here, teresa may, was due to give a statement t
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. >>> after 168 years as britain's top selling paper, the last edition of news around the world came out. allegations its staffers hacked into the phones of celebrities. rupert murdoch was seen reading the last ed igts. told 200 people laid off they can apply for jobs elsewhere in the company. a report from london, straight ahead. >>> britain's prince william and his wife catherine are heading home after their whirlwind tour of california and canada. the royal newkne newlyweds left an inpregs. prince william hailed the troops that he called the front lines of a remarkable relationship between the u.s. and britain. >>> a nasa space shuttle is now docked with the international space station for the final time. the "atlantis" is delivering supplies and spare parts. it will return to earth in two weeks marking the end of nasa's shuttle program. >>> all right. it is oppressive. it is unrelenting, and it is getting downright unsafe out there. i'm talking about the heat, of course, in many areas. they are or will be under heat advisories. turning to our meteorologist jacqui jeras to show us
. >>> after 168 years as britain's top selling paper, the last edition of news around the world came out. allegations its staffers hacked into the phones of celebrities. rupert murdoch was seen reading the last ed igts. told 200 people laid off they can apply for jobs elsewhere in the company. a report from london, straight ahead. >>> britain's prince william and his wife catherine are heading home after their whirlwind tour of california and canada. the royal newkne newlyweds...
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that apology is in every newspaper in britain today. rupert murdoch, of course one of the most powerful men in the media. he runs fox television, "wall street journal" 20rth century fox. yesterday the publisher from "wall street journal" resigned. it began with revelations of wrongdoing by journalists, listening to people's cell phone messages. this weeks there's reports obvious mail of 9/11 victims might have been accessed. prime minister is one fire because he was so close to rupert murdoch's people and the police despite the fact that they were investigating them for what may have been criminal activity. to call at it crisis, richard, just doesn't do it justice. >> it's early here but you mentioned the resignation of the head of dow jones which runs the "wall street journal". any concern some of those practices might have happened hereunder his watch here in the united states? >> reporter: i don't think that's the concern. the fact that he was chief executive of news international here and came up through the "news of the world", aro
that apology is in every newspaper in britain today. rupert murdoch, of course one of the most powerful men in the media. he runs fox television, "wall street journal" 20rth century fox. yesterday the publisher from "wall street journal" resigned. it began with revelations of wrongdoing by journalists, listening to people's cell phone messages. this weeks there's reports obvious mail of 9/11 victims might have been accessed. prime minister is one fire because he was so close...
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britain's prince william and his wife catherine are headed home. the royal newlyweds left quite an impression. they made hand imprints when visiting an art program for inner city kids on l.a.'s skid row. they also attended a job fair for u.s. military veterans and families. prince william hailed the troops whom he called the front lines of a remarkable relationship between the u.s. and britain. >>> a nasa shas shuttle has dockeded with the international space station for the final time. the "atlantis" is delivering supplies and spare parts and returns to earth in two weeks marking the end of nasa's shuttle program. ♪ >>> what do you remember about the '80s? hair, clothes? for many it was the music, specifically hair rock bands. that music is being remembered and celebrated in america's ultimate recycling bin, the broadway stage in the jukebox musical "rock of ages." i got to have an up close look at the show, the cast and all the hair. are you ready? let's go back to the '80s. >> on this show it's all about the hair. the 80s and what's more '80s
britain's prince william and his wife catherine are headed home. the royal newlyweds left quite an impression. they made hand imprints when visiting an art program for inner city kids on l.a.'s skid row. they also attended a job fair for u.s. military veterans and families. prince william hailed the troops whom he called the front lines of a remarkable relationship between the u.s. and britain. >>> a nasa shas shuttle has dockeded with the international space station for the final...
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. >>> britain's most famous newlyweds are on a whirlwind tour of california today. prince william spent the last hour playing poe low in california. he was warned before the match he wasn't a good loser, he seemed ready to try the american version of the game. his new wife catherine joined him at the match. max foster joins us from los angeles with the latest. you don't look like you're ready to play polo? >> reporter: no, i'm ready for the red carpet. it's awesome being in a hot tux in a blazing afternoon in l.a. the polo match just recently finished, and the prince won. he seems to be playing a tough game. the duchess is about to award him with a trophy. everyone's standing by for the kiss. that's what speculators are worrying about in the media crowd. they're going to be promoting young u.k. interests. we're not sure who the a-listers are yet, but it hasn't been denied that j. lo is coming, her husband denied that nicole kidman is coming. >> they've barely been in hollywood for 24 hours, but already they've had a jam packed schedule. what's on the agenda for toni
. >>> britain's most famous newlyweds are on a whirlwind tour of california today. prince william spent the last hour playing poe low in california. he was warned before the match he wasn't a good loser, he seemed ready to try the american version of the game. his new wife catherine joined him at the match. max foster joins us from los angeles with the latest. you don't look like you're ready to play polo? >> reporter: no, i'm ready for the red carpet. it's awesome being in a hot...